Metaplasticity in Virtual Worlds: Aesthetics and Semantic Concepts (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781609600778)

The concept of virtual worlds is strongly related to the current innovations of new media communication. As such, it is increasingly imperative to understand the criteria for creating virtual worlds as well as the evolution in system architecture, information visualization and human interaction. Meta-plasticity in Virtual Worlds: Aesthetics and Semantics Concepts provides in-depth coverage of the state-of-the-art among the best international research experiences of virtual world concept creations from a wide range of media culture fields, at the edge of artistic and scientific inquiry and emerging technologies. Written for professionals, researchers, artists and designers, this text is a perfect companion for those who want to improve their understanding of the strategic role of virtual worlds within the development of digital communication.

Author: Gianluca Mura
ISBN-10: 1609600770
ISBN-13: 9781609600778
Publisher: Information Science Reference
Language: English
Published: 11/30/2010
Pages: 330
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.90lbs
Size: 11.10h x 8.60w x 1.00d

Review Citation(s):
Reference and Research Bk News 04/01/2011 pg. 278